To ye Worshipfull Majties Justices of Ye peace now Sett-
ing att Hicks Hall

Tho humble Peticon of Thos Short< no role > of ye Parrish of
St Pauls Shadwell Marriner

Sheweth

That ye Peticonr Served her Majties Faithfully &
truly Sevrall years Con board her Majties Ship the
Yarmouth where he recd Sevr wound Jas appears by ye Certifi-
cate annoy'tappearsby wth wounds he is become a
disabled man & has left his Sences & noe wayes capable
to help himselfyett not with Standing ye Churchwardens
of ye Sd Parrish have caled ye & peticon & 16s P Ann
to ye poor & 3 quarters overser wth ye & Peticonr
Conceives he ought not to pay any thing in Considracon
of his Service Suffereing & hand Shipps her house being but
ye 10s P Ann & ye Churchwardens have seiz his good

Yor Peticonr most humbly prayes to be
discharged from ye Sd Rate & to be
beleived in ye miser as Shall Lem
meet & gt his goods may be restored

And as in duty bound he Shall
pray &

Thos Short< no role >